Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Madison, South Dakota, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Nurse Practitioner
Specialty
Pediatrics
Degree Required
DNP
MSN/MSRN
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Outpatient
Location
29203, Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
3/07/25
Job summary
The (NP/PA) is a key member of the Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center's multi-disciplinary health care team. Primary, preventive, and episodic care is compassionately delivered to assess each patients unique health status and promote health and wellness. The clinical program is divided into units that foster a team approach to care. The (NP/PA) will assume an active role at the site becoming involved with quality improvement activities, meetings, and other team building efforts.
Job Responsibilities
· Obtain and document a through medical history, conduct a physical exam (as appropriate), and complete an assessment and plan taking into account the patient's psychosocial and social determinants of health.
· Accurately complete a superbill for billing purposes.
· Review, complete, close, and sign off all required documentation within the expected timeframe.
· Stays abreast of advancements of current specialty by attending seminars and conferences.
Administrative
· Completes medical records in a timely manner as specified by the medical record completion policy.
· Responds to messages from support staff and other members of the office team.
· Attends Cooperative meetings as scheduled (75% of all required staff meetings)
· Be knowledgeable of and work with care team to coordinate plans to improve population health (quality measures)
· Achieve expected targets with quality measures (UDS, Hedis, etc).
Clinical
· Obtain a through medical history, conduct a physical exam (as appropriate), and complete an assessment and plan.
· Make appropriate and timely medical diagnosis based upon history and physical exam.
· Orders appropriate test to confirm or evaluate the medical situation.
· Prescribes medications and give detailed instructions for administration.
· Provides encounter information necessary for billing purposes (i.e. indicating appropriate CPT and ICD-10 codes for services rendered).
· Interprets and makes sound clinical decisions in a timely manner, monitoring the effectiveness of care plans
· Directs coordination of patient care with patient and other members of the clinical team.
· Successfully engage, educate, and empower patients to take control of their personal health.
· Provides medical supervision to support staff in implementing the plan of care.
· Serves as a preceptor for professional students during clinical rotations at Cooperative Health.
· Establishes an effective working relationship with public and private clinicians and other clinical care referral sources.
· Work the Saturday Walk-In office as arranged by the Division Director and / or CMO.
· Performs other duties as assigned by the CMO and CEO.
Qualifications
· Nurse Practitioner
o Must have successfully completed a master's or doctorate-level nursing program.
o Must be certified by a nationally accredited credentialing agency.
o Current licensure as RN in the state of South Carolina.
o Certified by appropriate credentialing organization recognized by South Carolina as a Nurse Practitioner.
o Maintains currently signed protocols reviewed and revised annually and as needed.
o 2 years of experience working in a clinical setting, preferred.
o 2 years of experience working in a pediatric setting, preferred.
Working Hours
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.